Alert archive / North Carolina / Hurricane Warnings in 2011
Hurricane Warning 1009, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this hurricane warning at Aug 25, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2011, 7:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1:25 AM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Ene Wilmington, NC | 6 INCHES OF WATER ALONG S COLLEGE ROAD BETWEEN PARK AVE AND CEDAR AVE. FLOODING EXTENDING INTO LAWNS OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
770 WTUS82 KILM 252115 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 515 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY... INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. NCZ105>110-260315- /O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.HU.W.1009.110825T2115Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 515 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ AMZ250-252-260315- /O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.HU.W.1009.110825T2115Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 515 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ NCZ096-099-260315- /O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1009.110825T2115Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 515 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ SCZ053>056-260315- /O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1009.110825T2115Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 515 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ AMZ254-256-260315- /O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1009.110825T2115Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 515 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ 15
21 follow-up statements
702 WTUS82 KILM 252153 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 553 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE AREA...EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. REMEMBER...WHEN MAKING DECISIONS KEEP IN MIND THAT IRENE IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE...SO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE LIKELY REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK IT TAKES. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 8:00 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-260400- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 553 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS OF TOPSAIL BEACH...SURF CITY...AND CAROLINA BEACH HAVE BEEN URGED TO EVACUATE. OTHER VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE ORDERED ON FRIDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE EVACUATIONS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 30 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 75 TO 85 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SATURDAY. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ AMZ250-252-260400- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 553 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET. $$ NCZ096-099-260400- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 553 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ SCZ053>056-260400- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 553 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. EVACUATIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THESE AREAS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE RELATIVE TO THE SEGMENT...EXPLICITLY LIST LOCATIONS OF GREATEST CONCERN RELATIVE TO INUNDATION AS THAT IS WHAT THE IMPACT STATEMENT BELOW IS BASED ON FOR THE WORST AFFECTED AREA, INCLUDE INLAND REACH OF THE INUNDATION WATERS. FURTHER DESCRIBE INUNDATION ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE AS APPLICABLE. BE AWARE THAT LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE AND TIDE MAY NOT REALIZE THE GREATEST INUNDATION. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-260400- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 553 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS TO BE 15 TO 25 FEET. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ 15
669 WTUS82 KILM 260013 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 813 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE AREA...EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. REMEMBER...WHEN MAKING DECISIONS KEEP IN MIND THAT IRENE IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE...SO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE LIKELY REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK IT TAKES. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 8:00 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-260615- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 813 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS OF TOPSAIL BEACH...SURF CITY...AND CAROLINA BEACH HAVE BEEN URGED TO EVACUATE. OTHER VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE ORDERED ON FRIDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE EVACUATIONS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 30 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 75 TO 85 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SATURDAY. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ AMZ250-252-260615- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 813 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET. $$ NCZ096-099-260615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 813 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ SCZ053>056-260615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 813 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. EVACUATIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THESE AREAS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE RELATIVE TO THE SEGMENT...EXPLICITLY LIST LOCATIONS OF GREATEST CONCERN RELATIVE TO INUNDATION AS THAT IS WHAT THE IMPACT STATEMENT BELOW IS BASED ON FOR THE WORST AFFECTED AREA, INCLUDE INLAND REACH OF THE INUNDATION WATERS. FURTHER DESCRIBE INUNDATION ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE AS APPLICABLE. BE AWARE THAT LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE AND TIDE MAY NOT REALIZE THE GREATEST INUNDATION. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-260615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 813 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS TO BE 15 TO 25 FEET. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ 15
589 WTUS82 KILM 260320 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1120 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 350 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE AREA...EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. REMEMBER...WHEN MAKING DECISIONS KEEP IN MIND THAT IRENE IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE...SO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE LIKELY REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK IT TAKES. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 5:00 AM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-260930- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 1120 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS OF TOPSAIL BEACH...SURF CITY...AND CAROLINA BEACH HAVE BEEN URGED TO EVACUATE. OTHER VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE ORDERED ON FRIDAY. NEW HANOVER COUNTY WILL DECIDE ON EVACUATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE EVACUATIONS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 30 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 75 TO 85 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SATURDAY. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 11 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ250-252-260930- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 1120 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET. $$ NCZ096-099-260930- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 1120 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ SCZ053>056-260930- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1120 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. EVACUATIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THESE AREAS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE RELATIVE TO THE SEGMENT...EXPLICITLY LIST LOCATIONS OF GREATEST CONCERN RELATIVE TO INUNDATION AS THAT IS WHAT THE IMPACT STATEMENT BELOW IS BASED ON FOR THE WORST AFFECTED AREA, INCLUDE INLAND REACH OF THE INUNDATION WATERS. FURTHER DESCRIBE INUNDATION ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE AS APPLICABLE. BE AWARE THAT LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE AND TIDE MAY NOT REALIZE THE GREATEST INUNDATION. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-260930- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1120 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS TO BE 15 TO 25 FEET. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ 15
218 WTUS82 KILM 260358 CCA HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1157 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED LATER FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 350 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE AREA...EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. REMEMBER...WHEN MAKING DECISIONS KEEP IN MIND THAT IRENE IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE...SO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE LIKELY REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK IT TAKES. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FROM YOUR COUNTY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 2:00 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-260930- /O.COR.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 1157 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS OF TOPSAIL BEACH...SURF CITY...AND CAROLINA BEACH HAVE BEEN URGED TO EVACUATE. OTHER VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE ORDERED ON FRIDAY. NEW HANOVER COUNTY WILL DECIDE ON EVACUATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE EVACUATIONS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 30 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 75 TO 85 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SATURDAY. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSE TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ250-252-260930- /O.COR.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 1157 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING VESSELS. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU COMPLETE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE AS HIGH AS 60 TO 80 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET. $$ NCZ096-099-260930- /O.COR.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 1157 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY UP TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THREE TO FIVE INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ SCZ053>056-260930- /O.COR.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1157 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. EVACUATIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THESE AREAS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSE TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. BE AWARE THAT LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE AND TIDE MAY NOT REALIZE THE GREATEST INUNDATION. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-260930- /O.COR.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1157 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 KNOTS. EXPECT SEAS TO BE 15 TO 25 FEET. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES. $$ 15/TRA
079 WTUS82 KILM 260621 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 221 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE NOW NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS MOVING TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA LANDFALL... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED LATER FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 AM EDT...HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST. THIS POSITION IS APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA...OR 370 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 14 MILES PER HOUR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL CURVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST DEVELOPING LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ARE 115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 942 MILLIBARS...OR 27.82 INCHES. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND 80 MILES OUT FROM IRENE'S CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT 290 MILES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE AREA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANGEROUS WAVES AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN YOUR COUNTY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-261230- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 221 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING STORM SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 30 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED AT THE BEACHES. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION COULD SUSTAIN SHINGLE OR ROOF DAMAGE...WITH POSSIBLY BROKEN WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH- FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES A STORM SURGE AROUND 4 FEET IS EXPECTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF WILMINGTON TOWARD THE BEACHES. ...TORNADOES... SINCE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA...WITH THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$ AMZ250-252-261230- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 221 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 40 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR OCCASIONALLY FOR MANY HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... SINCE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA...WITH THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW. $$ NCZ096-099-261230- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 221 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ANY PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 70 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. ...TORNADOES... SINCE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA...WITH THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW. $$ SCZ053>056-261230- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 221 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 80 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 4 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH POTENTIALLY UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES IN NORTHEASTERN HORRY COUNTY. ...TORNADOES... SINCE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA...WITH THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$ AMZ254-256-261230- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 221 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... SINCE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA...WITH THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW. $$ TRA
904 WTUS82 KILM 261014 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES MOVING NORTH TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA LANDFALL... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED LATER FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 14 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL CURVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST DEVELOPING LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT HAVE FALLEN TO 110 MPH...WHICH MAKES IRENE A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 942 MILLIBARS...OR 27.82 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN YOUR COUNTY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-261615- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING STORM SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 30 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH IN THE 45 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED AT THE BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH- FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES A STORM SURGE AROUND 4 FEET IS EXPECTED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF WILMINGTON TOWARD THE BEACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ SCZ053>056-261615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 80 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-261615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ANY PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH COULD CAUSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS UP TO 70 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ254-256-261615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 80 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEARSHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ250-252-261615- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 40 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS NEAR 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR OCCASIONALLY FOR MANY HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEARSHORE TO AS HIGH AS 21 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA
260 WTUS82 KILM 261158 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES MOVING NORTH TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA LANDFALL... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED LATER FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. IRENE WAS MOVING NORTH AT 14 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL CURVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST DEVELOPING LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ARE 110 MPH...WHICH MAKES IRENE A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MILLIBARS...OR 27.91 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN YOUR COUNTY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 1200 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-261800- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING STORM SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF TOPSAIL BEACH...SURF CITY...CAROLINA BEACH...AND CASWELL BEACH HAVE BEEN ISSUED. A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TOURISTS IN CASWELL BEACH. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 30 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE BEACHES. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF OR WALL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS MAY REACH 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL NORTH OF CAPE FEAR...RESULTING IN A WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH-FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...STORM SURGE PLUS TIDE SHOULD ONLY REACH 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH MINOR FLOODING OR OVERWASH POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNE STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED OR ABSENT. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF WILMINGTON TOWARD THE BEACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ SCZ053>056-261800- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION AS RAIN AND INCREASING WIND WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 80 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR AREAS OF HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES... FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-261800- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ANY PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH COULD CAUSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 70 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-261800- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 40 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS NEAR 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEARSHORE TO AS HIGH AS 21 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-261800- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 80 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEARSHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA
217 WTUS82 KILM 261555 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO PASS OFF THE CAPE FEAR COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 3 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-262200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 1155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING STORM SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. PLEASE MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE MOST CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR HOLDEN BEACH. EVERYONE SHOULD BE OFF THE ISLAND BY 6 PM. A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR TOURISTS IN CASWELL BEACH. EVACUATION IS VOLUNTARY BUT ENCOURAGED FOR RESIDENTS OF CASWELL BEACH. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY WILL OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS AT 2 PM. THE SUNSET BEACH BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT 5 PM. THE HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT 6 PM. THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THIS TO BE AROUND 5 PM. THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THIS TO BE AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED ALONG THE BEACH FRONT AND ANY LOW-LYING AREAS. DOROTHY B. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN AT 3 PM AS STORM SHELTERS. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS ARE CANCELLED BEGINNING AT NOON FRIDAY. A CAMPUS CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT AS OF 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT 4 PM FRIDAY. FOR PENDER COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY...AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE THE PENDER COUNTY STORM SHELTERS...ALTHOUGH THE NWS DOES NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON WHICH OF THESE WILL BE OPENED OR WHEN. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE BEACHES. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF OR WALL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS MAY REACH 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL NORTH OF CAPE FEAR...RESULTING IN A WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH-FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...STORM SURGE PLUS TIDE SHOULD ONLY REACH 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH MINOR FLOODING OR OVERWASH POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNE STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED OR ABSENT. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-262200- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION AS RAIN AND INCREASING WIND WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR AREAS OF HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES...FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-262200- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 1155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-262200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 1155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEARSHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-262200- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEARSHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ CRM
163 WTUS82 KILM 261846 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 246 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...STRONG HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHING THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2N...LONGITUDE 77.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... RAIN BANDS FROM APPROACHING HURRICANE IRENE ARE OVERSPREADING THE AREA. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IS RAPIDLY CLOSING FOR MAKING LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AT WHICH POINT PREPARATION SHOULD BE FINALIZED. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CAPE FEAR REGION...AS IRENE DRAWS CLOSER. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-270100- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 246 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING STORM SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. PLEASE MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE MOST CURRENT EVACUATION AND CLOSURE INFORMATION. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR HOLDEN BEACH. EVERYONE SHOULD BE OFF THE ISLAND BY 6 PM. A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR TOURISTS IN CASWELL BEACH. EVACUATION IS VOLUNTARY BUT ENCOURAGED FOR RESIDENTS OF CASWELL BEACH. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY OPENED AT 2 PM FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. THE SUNSET BEACH BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT 5 PM. THE HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT 6 PM. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THIS TO BE AROUND 5 PM. THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THIS TO BE AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED ALONG THE BEACH FRONT AND ANY LOW-LYING AREAS. DOROTHY B. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN AT 3 PM AS STORM SHELTERS. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY. A CAMPUS CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT AS OF 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. WE EXPECT THESE WIND SPEEDS TO BE REACHED BY 8 PM FRIDAY. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE WILL CLOSE TO BOAT TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH. THESE WINDS SPEEDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY 8 PM. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ROAD TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS FROM 8 PM FRIDAY UNTIL 12 PM SATURDAY. A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SURF CITY AND TOPSAIL BEACH. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY... AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE THE PENDER COUNTY STORM SHELTERS...ALTHOUGH THE NWS DOES NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON WHICH OF THESE WILL BE OPENED OR WHEN. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE BEACHES. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF OR WALL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS MAY REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL NORTH OF CAPE FEAR...RESULTING IN A WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH-FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...STORM SURGE PLUS TIDE SHOULD ONLY REACH 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH MINOR FLOODING OR OVERWASH POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNE STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED OR ABSENT. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-270100- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 246 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IF YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR AREAS OF HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES...FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-270100- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 246 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-270100- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 246 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEARSHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-270100- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 246 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEARSHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ CRM
525 WTUS82 KILM 262126 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 526 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...LARGE HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHING THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS RAIN BANDS FROM APPROACHING HURRICANE IRENE OVERSPREAD THE AREA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-270330- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 526 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. PLEASE MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE MOST CURRENT EVACUATION AND CLOSURE INFORMATION. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR HOLDEN BEACH. EVERYONE SHOULD BE OFF THE ISLAND BY 6 PM. A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR TOURISTS IN CASWELL BEACH. EVACUATION IS VOLUNTARY BUT ENCOURAGED FOR RESIDENTS OF CASWELL BEACH. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH BRIDGE IS CLOSED AS OF 5 PM. THE HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT 6 PM. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THIS TO BE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THIS TO BE LATE THIS EVENING. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED ALONG THE BEACH FRONT AND ANY LOW-LYING AREAS. DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT AS OF 10 PM TONIGHT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. WE EXPECT THESE WIND SPEEDS TO BE REACHED EARLY THIS EVENING. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE WILL CLOSE TO BOAT TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY EARLY EVENING. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ROAD TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS FROM 8 PM TONIGHT UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SURF CITY AND TOPSAIL BEACH. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY... AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARD AGAINST BEING STRANDED ON ROADS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE BEACHES. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF OR WALL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS MAY REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL NORTH OF CAPE FEAR...RESULTING IN A WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH-FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...STORM SURGE PLUS TIDE SHOULD ONLY REACH 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH MINOR FLOODING OR OVERWASH POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNE STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED OR ABSENT. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-270330- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 526 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AROUND 630 PM...AND SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR AREAS OF HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES...FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-270330- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 526 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-270330- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 526 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEARSHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-270330- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 526 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ARRIVED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEARSHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ RAS/CRM
800 WTUS82 KILM 270108 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 908 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...RAIN BANDS FROM IRENE BRINGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... RAIN BANDS FROM APPROACHING HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS WILL EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-270715- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 908 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. THIS COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT AS OF 10 PM TONIGHT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH...WHICH COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE WILL CLOSE TO BOAT TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT ANY TIME. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ROAD TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY...AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE...AND ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS...STRONGLY CONSIDER SHELTERING IN PLACE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME...OR IN A FLOOD ZONE. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE BEACHES...AND MAY SPREAD FARTHER INLAND OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT THE BEACHES. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF OR WALL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS THE CENTER OF IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS MAY REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL NORTH OF CAPE FEAR...RESULTING IN A WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR ALONG THE SOUTH-FACING BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...STORM SURGE PLUS TIDE SHOULD ONLY REACH 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH MINOR FLOODING OR OVERWASH POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNE STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED OR ABSENT. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-270715- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 908 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY IMPACTING THE BEACHES...AND MAY SPREAD INLAND THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND TIDES RAISED BY THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE A STORM SURGE IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE COINCIDES WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 630 AM. WATCH FOR AREAS OF HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW- LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES...FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-270715- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 908 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-270715- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 908 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-270715- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 908 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ARRIVED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ RAS
421 WTUS82 KILM 270421 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RAIN BANDS FROM IRENE BRINGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PENDER...NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 140 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 952 MILLIBARS...OR 28.08 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD A LANDFALL ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST JUST EAST OF MOREHEAD CITY SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 300 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-271030- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. THIS COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW REMAINS IN EFFECT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE WILL CLOSE TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY...AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE...AND ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS...STRONGLY CONSIDER SHELTERING IN PLACE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME...OR IN A FLOOD ZONE. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE- FORCE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE BEACHES. WINDS WILL TURN FROM THE NORTH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE STORM'S CENTER MOVES BY. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO SOME MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A LARGE NUMBER OF POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE BEING REALIZED WITHIN AREAS NEAR TO THE COAST AND ARE RESULTING IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES: CAROLINA BEACH...KURE BEACH...AND FORT FISHER. WEST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND THE OFFSHORE WIND DIRECTION WILL HELP PUSH WATER BACK OUT TO SEA...WITH ONLY A 2 TO 4 FOOT STORM SURGE...AND RELATIVELY MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS EXPECTED. MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM SATURDAY. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW-LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTY BEACHES. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-271030- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE IS OCCURRING NOW...PRODUCING UP TO 1 OR 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN A WORST-CASE SITUATION. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING NEAR AND SOUTH OF MURRELLS INLET IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUTH OF WINYAH BAY. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS NEAR THE COAST MAY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE...EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND 630 AM. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM SATURDAY. WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND ROAD CLOSURES IN LOW- LYING SPOTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND TIDAL CREEKS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES... FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-271030- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-271030- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-271030- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ARRIVED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA
192 WTUS82 KILM 270526 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 126 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO CAPE FEAR SHORTLY... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PENDER...NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 140 MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MILLIBARS...OR 28.11 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD A LANDFALL ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT LATER THIS MORNING. RAIN BANDS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 400 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-270930- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 126 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW REMAINS IN EFFECT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS 15000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER JUST IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY...AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS A COMPLETE CLOSURE OF U.S HIGHWAY 117 SOUTH OF WALLACE DUE TO POWER LINES ON THE HIGHWAY. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE...AND ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS...STRONGLY CONSIDER SHELTERING IN PLACE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME...OR IN A FLOOD ZONE. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE- FORCE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE BEACHES. WINDS WILL TURN FROM THE NORTH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE STORM'S CENTER MOVES BY. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO SOME MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A LARGE NUMBER OF POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE BEING REALIZED WITHIN AREAS NEAR TO THE COAST AND ARE RESULTING IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES: CAROLINA BEACH...KURE BEACH...AND FORT FISHER. WEST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND THE OFFSHORE WIND DIRECTION WILL HELP PUSH WATER BACK OUT TO SEA...WITH ONLY A 2 TO 4 FOOT STORM SURGE...AND RELATIVELY MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS EXPECTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTY BEACHES. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-270930- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 126 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE IS OCCURRING NOW...PRODUCING UP TO 1 OR 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN A WORST-CASE SITUATION. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING NEAR AND SOUTH OF MURRELLS INLET IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUTH OF WINYAH BAY. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS NEAR THE COAST MAY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE...EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND 630 AM. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES... FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-270930- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 126 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. $$ AMZ250-252-270930- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 126 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-270930- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 126 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ARRIVED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA
929 WTUS82 KILM 270714 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 314 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...CENTER OF IRENE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PENDER...NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 300 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES EAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MILLIBARS...OR 28.11 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD A LANDFALL ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT LATER THIS MORNING. RAIN BANDS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. IRENE IS A LARGE STORM AND ITS EFFECTS EXTEND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WEST OF THE STORM'S CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 500 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-271315- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 314 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY. UNCW IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW REMAINS IN EFFECT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE WILL CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS 15000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER JUST IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL...MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY...AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS A COMPLETE CLOSURE OF U.S HIGHWAY 117 SOUTH OF WALLACE DUE TO POWER LINES ON THE HIGHWAY. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE...AND ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS...STRONGLY CONSIDER SHELTERING IN PLACE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME...OR IN A FLOOD ZONE. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE- FORCE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE BEACHES. WINDS WILL TURN FROM THE NORTH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE STORM'S CENTER MOVES BY. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO SOME MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A LARGE NUMBER OF POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE BEING REALIZED WITHIN AREAS NEAR TO THE COAST AND ARE RESULTING IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES: CAROLINA BEACH...KURE BEACH...AND FORT FISHER. WEST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND THE OFFSHORE WIND DIRECTION WILL HELP PUSH WATER BACK OUT TO SEA...WITH ONLY A 2 TO 4 FOOT STORM SURGE...AND RELATIVELY MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS EXPECTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTY BEACHES. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-271315- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 314 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE IS OCCURRING NOW...PRODUCING UP TO 1 OR 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN A WORST-CASE SITUATION. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING NEAR AND SOUTH OF MURRELLS INLET IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUTH OF WINYAH BAY. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS NEAR THE COAST MAY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE...EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND 630 AM. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES... FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. $$ NCZ096-099-271315- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 314 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ AMZ250-252-271315- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 314 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A WATERSPOUT APPROACHES. $$ AMZ254-256-271315- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 314 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA
487 WTUS82 KILM 271004 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 604 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...CENTER OF IRENE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS... .NEW INFORMATION... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE IRENE HAS DIMINISHED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES EAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 140 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 90 MPH...AND MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 952 MILLIBARS...OR 28.11 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD A LANDFALL ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT LATER THIS MORNING. RAIN BANDS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WAVES...STORM SURGE...AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREATS. WIND...RAIN AND WAVE CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE SLOWLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 800 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-271615- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 604 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...A CURFEW WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. UNC-WILMINGTON IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW REMAINS IN EFFECT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE IS GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS 15000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER JUST IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON TODAY. MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL IS FULL AND IS ACCEPTING NO NEW RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE...AND ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS...STRONGLY CONSIDER SHELTERING IN PLACE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME...OR IN A FLOOD ZONE. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO SOME MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A LARGE NUMBER OF POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY BEING REALIZED WITHIN AREAS CLOSE TO THE COAST AND ARE RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY REALIZING THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE SOUTH END OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY INCLUDING CAROLINA BEACH...KURE BEACH AND FORT FISHER. HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING IS AROUND 630 AM. THE SOUTH-FACING BEACHES OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE LIKELY EXPERIENCING LITTLE...IF ANY...STORM SURGE WITH WIND DIRECTIONS NOW FIRMLY OFFSHORE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTY BEACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-271615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 604 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINIMAL STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE BEING OBSERVED. HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM...AND MAY RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE BEACH AND TIDAL CREEKS... ESPECIALLY WHERE THE DUNES ARE DAMAGED OR MISSING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS...AROUND 2 INCHES...FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ096-099-271615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 604 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ AMZ250-252-271545- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 604 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-271615- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 604 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 8 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 12 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA
094 WTUS82 KILM 271152 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 752 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...CENTER OF IRENE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 160 MILES NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 85 MPH...AND MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 952 MILLIBARS...OR 28.11 INCHES. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT. RAIN BANDS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH TODAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST THREAT. WIND...RAIN AND WAVE CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE SLOWLY THIS AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 12 NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>110-271800- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 752 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE. FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. UNC-WILMINGTON IS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AND A CAMPUS CURFEW REMAINS IN EFFECT. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE IS GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS 15000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER JUST IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON TODAY. MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL IS FULL AND IS ACCEPTING NO NEW RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE...AND ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS...STRONGLY CONSIDER SHELTERING IN PLACE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME...OR IN A FLOOD ZONE. IF YOU HAVE PETS...USE THE NEAREST PET-FRIENDLY SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO ITS COLDEST SETTING AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO SOME MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A LARGE NUMBER OF POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... HIGH TIDE OCCURRED THIS MORNING AROUND 630 AM. FALLING TIDE LEVELS COUPLED WITH STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE PUSHING WATER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...LESSENING THE POTENTIAL OF ANY STORM SURGE FLOODING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE BEACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO REMAIN HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-271800- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 752 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... HIGH TIDE OCCURRED THIS MORNING AROUND 630 AM. FALLING TIDE LEVELS COUPLED WITH STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE PUSHING WATER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...LESSENING THE POTENTIAL OF ANY STORM SURGE FLOODING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS... AROUND 2 INCHES...FORECAST FARTHER INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ096-099-271800- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 752 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. $$ AMZ250-252-271800- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 752 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-271800- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 752 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 8 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 12 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ TRA/CRM
888 WTUS82 KILM 271555 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING INLAND ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 180 MILES NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>109-272200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL AT LEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KEEP IN MIND THAT CLEANUP OF DEBRIS WILL TAKE LONGER...SO AVOID THESE HAZARDS BY REMAINING INDOORS THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS AT LEAST 65000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY AND 10000 IN PENDER COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE IS GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON TODAY. MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL IS FULL AND IS ACCEPTING NO NEW RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON....THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FALLING TIDE LEVELS COUPLED WITH STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE PUSHING WATER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...AND SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENT. ...INLAND FLOODING... HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY PENDER COUNTY...WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR OR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO REMAIN HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ SCZ053>056-271700- /O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... $$ NCZ096-099-272200- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAIN BANDS WILL BE MOVING AWAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. $$ AMZ250-252-272200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ AMZ254-256-271700- /O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM... $$ NCZ110-272200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TODAY... ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL AT LEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KEEP IN MIND THAT CLEANUP OF DEBRIS WILL TAKE LONGER...SO AVOID THESE HAZARDS BY REMAINING INDOORS THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS AT LEAST 8300 PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON....THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FALLING TIDE LEVELS COUPLED WITH STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE PUSHING WATER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...AND SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENT. ...INLAND FLOODING... HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY PENDER COUNTY...WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR OR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CRM
384 WTUS82 KILM 271824 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BLADEN...COLUMBUS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON BY 4 PM EDT FOR EXPECTED MODIFICATIONS TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING. NCZ105>109-280030- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES... AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL AT LEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KEEP IN MIND THAT CLEANUP OF DEBRIS WILL TAKE LONGER...SO AVOID THESE HAZARDS BY REMAINING INDOORS THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 43000 PEOPLE STILL WITHOUT POWER IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY AND OVER 8000 IN PENDER COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SNOWS CUT BRIDGE IS GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON TODAY. MALPASS CORNER ELEMENTARY AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL IS FULL AND IS ACCEPTING NO NEW RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON....THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY PENDER COUNTY...WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO REMAIN HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ096-099-280030- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAIN BANDS WILL BE MOVING AWAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL...MAINLY IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN BLADEN COUNTY. $$ AMZ250-252-280030- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 18 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE. $$ NCZ110-280030- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL AT LEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KEEP IN MIND THAT CLEANUP OF DEBRIS WILL TAKE LONGER...SO AVOID THESE HAZARDS BY REMAINING INDOORS THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE. PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 7000 PEOPLE REMAINING WITHOUT POWER IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NOW...HOWEVER LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CRM
218 WTUS82 KILM 271954 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES... AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN GOING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON BY 6 PM EDT. NCZ105>109-280200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- 354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 43000 PEOPLE STILL WITHOUT POWER IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY AND OVER 8000 IN PENDER COUNTY. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS PENDER COUNTY. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO REMAIN HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. $$ NCZ096-099-272100- /O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... $$ AMZ250-252-280200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NCZ110-280200- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 7000 PEOPLE REMAINING WITHOUT POWER IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY. && ...WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. $$ CRM
232 WTUS82 KILM 272228 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 628 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER AND COASTAL NEW HANOVER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...THE HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 240 MILES NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTH EAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... EXPANSIVE HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED NEAR THE VA AND NC BORDER JUST SOUTH OF VIRGINIA BEACH...WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH HURRICANE IRENE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES AND LIMBS...AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER REMAINS ON SELECT ROADWAYS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ACROSS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES COULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH THE CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 730 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ105>108-280430- /O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 628 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS CONTINUED PROGRESS IN RETURNING POWER TO PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES THIS EVENING. ...WINDS... NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE HARD OFFSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN TEMPORARY BLOW OUT TIDES THIS EVENING...WITH TIDES RUNNING UP TO 2.5 FEET BELOW NORMAL AS WITNESSED BY THE TIDE GAGE AT JOHNNY MERCER PIER. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES IN THE 6 TO 9 FEET RANGE. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO REMAIN HIGH. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THIS EVENING. $$ NCZ109-272330- /O.CAN.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRUNSWICK- 628 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ AMZ250-252-272330- /O.CAN.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 628 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ NCZ110-272330- /O.CAN.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 628 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ DCH
548 WTUS82 KILM 272351 HLSILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 751 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...EFFECTS OF IRENE QUICKLY WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA... .NEW INFORMATION... WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.5N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IRENE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS DISTANCE FROM THE CAPE FEAR REGION. ITS EFFECTS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY CONDUCT RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER IN AREA ROADS AND WITH NIGHTFALL THEY WILL BOTH BE HARD TO OBSERVE. SOME LOCALES MAY ALSO HAVE DOWNED POWER LINES. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL WATER ALERTS. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS THROUGH 6 AM FOR THE WATERS OFF OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES. && .NEXT UPDATE... NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES ARE EXPECTED. NCZ105>108-280100- /O.CAN.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 751 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IRENE IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME. USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE PREPAREDNESS PLANS AND REMAIN PREPARED FOR FUTURE STORMS. UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED NOW THAT NIGHT IS FALLING. DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER MAY REMAIN ON AREA ROADS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY ALSO STILL HAVE DOWNED POWER LINES. && ...WINDS... WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO ABOUT 30 MPH THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... MODERATELY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE OFF OF CAPE FEAR OVERNIGHT. $$ BACON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane warning went out at Aug 25, 5:14 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 5:14 PM EDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
514 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND A LIKELIHOOD OF HEAVY
RAINFALL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST.
IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 5 PM THURSDAY...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
COASTAL COUNTIES AND BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES. WATCHES WILL
LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NOTE...MODEL
CONSENSUS HAS SHIFTED WESTWARD AND THIS MAY REQUIRE AN EXPANSION
OF WARNINGS A LITTLE FURTHER W. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT
COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA AREAS MAY BE UPGRADED TO HURRICANE
WARNINGS. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE
ANY CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS UNTIL LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AFTER 5 PM.
VERY ISOLATED CONVECTION SHOULD DIE OFF RATHER QUICKLY WITH LOSS OF
HEATING THIS AFTERNOON.
AS IRENE CONTINUES ITS APPROACH FROM THE S...REACHING A POSITION OFF
THE NORTH COAST OF FL FRI MORNING...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY ENCROACH ONTO THE COAST AROUND DAYBREAK.
HOWEVER...THE BRUNT OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL SHOULD REMAIN OFFSHORE
UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH
BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FT WITH THE APPROACH OF HIGH TIDE...AROUND
5 PM. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA UNTIL FRI EVE AND OVERNIGHT FRI. IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND DEEP AND INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD
KEEP MINIMUMS NEAR OF JUST ABOVE THE HIGHEST OF AVAILABLE TEMP
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 3 PM THURSDAY...IRENE WILL BE IMPACTING THE AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD. KEEP IN MIND A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE TRACK WEST OR EAST
CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST.
IRENE WAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS JUST OVER 500 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON AND WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ON ITS
CURRENT TRACK IT SHOULD MAKE ITS CLOSEST PASS TO CAPE FEAR EARLY SAT
MORNING. THE LATEST FORECAST WILL PRODUCE A GREATER PERIOD OF
INTENSE WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AFFECTING OUR AREA.
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND SHOULD REACH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY FRI EVENING ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. OVERALL EXPECT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS SHIFTING TO
TO A MORE N-NW DIRECTION SAT MORNING. THE GREATEST WINDS COULD REACH
UP TO 55 TO 75 MPH IN COASTAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY AND UP TO 60 TO 80
MPH OVER COASTAL PENDER ON ITS CURRENT TRACK. WINDS WILL SHIFT AND
BECOME OFF SHORE SAT AFTN AND DECREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH LATE DAY
SATURDAY.
EXPECT THE GREATEST IMPACTS ALONG THE COASTAL AREA WITH WINDS...BUT
OUTER RAINBANDS COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND GUSTY WINDS WELL INLAND. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT GRADIENT IN TERMS
OF CLOUDS...RAIN AND WIND...BUT THE LATEST FORECAST PUSHES THE DRY
SUBSIDENT SIDE OF THE STORM FARTHER INLAND OR MAINLY WEST OF
FORECAST AREA. THE POUNDING EASTERLY WINDS ON THE NORTH AND EAST
SIDE OF IRENE WILL PUSH PLENTY OF MOISTURE TOWARD THE AREA. PCP
WATER VALUES REACH UP TO NEAR 3 INCHES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD FRI
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED
AND EXPECT OUTER RAINBANDS TO REACH THE AREA BY FRI MORNING.
THE POUNDING SURF AND STRONG WINDS AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES AND
STRONG EAST-SOUTHEAST SWELLS AHEAD OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL ALSO
PRODUCE THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE LATE FRI AND EARLY SAT MORNING.
STORM WILL EXIT THE AREA SAT NIGHT WITH DECREASING WESTERLY FLOW AND
SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 3 PM THURSDAY...RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AS
IRENE DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST. SUBSIDENCE AND DRY AIR BEHIND THE
STORM WILL MAKE FOR A HOT DAY...WITH LOWER/MID 90S EXPECTED MOST
LOCATIONS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH TAKES OVER FOR MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK...WITH POPS LIMITED TO SLIGHT CHANCE AND TEMPS NEAR CLIMO.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 18Z...SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS FIELD ACROSS THE TERMINALS
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE OF VCSH/CB AT THE TERMINALS BUT FOR THE MOST
PART THINK ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN VERY ISOLATED WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF
ACTUALLY AFFECTING ANY ONE TERMINAL. OVERALL VFR EXPECTED THROUGH
00Z.
PRECIPITATION DISSIPATES BY 00-02Z ACROSS INLAND AREAS. BUT AT THE
COASTAL TERMINAL SHOWERS WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF
HURRICANE IRENE. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN OFFSHORE BUT COULD WORK
THEIR WAY INTO THE COASTAL TERMINALS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
BECOME GRADUALLY MORE EASTERLY DURING THE EVENING AND THEN NORTHEAST
IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE/SUBSIDENCE ACROSS FLO/LBT
TERMINALS MAY LEAD TO FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT BUT THINK BOUNDARY
LAYER WINDS WILL RESULT IN A BETTER CHANCE OF STRATUS CEILINGS
DEVELOPING. AT THE COASTAL TERMINALS IF SHOWERS DO MOVE ONSHORE
EXPECT A GOOD CHANCE OF MVFR CONDITIONS.
AFTER SUNRISE MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TERMINAL WIDE WITH THE BEST
CHANCE OF TEMPO SHOWERS AT THE COASTAL TERMINALS.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE
ILM/CRE/MYR TERMINALS WITH GUSTY WINDS...IFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRIDAY EXTENDING INTO INTO LATE
SATURDAY. VFR DEVELOPING SUNDAY PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 3 PM THURSDAY...SEAS HAVE ONLY BUILT SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY.
HOWEVER...AS IRENE CONTINUES TO APPROACH FROM THE S...SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO RAMP UP QUICKLY TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING 13
TO 15 SECOND ESE SWELL. NEAR DAYBREAK...MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT SEAS
NEAR 10 FT BEYOND 15 NM WITH PERHAPS 15 FT AT FRYING PAN SHOALS.
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...BY MORNING...E WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT SHOULD BE
THE GENERAL RULE WITH WINDS INCREASING RATHER RAPIDLY THEREAFTER.
CURRENT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE SUPERSEDED BY THE ISSUANCE OF
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WARNINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 3 PM THURSDAY...CURRENT FORECAST FOR IRENE BRINGS TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS INTO LOCAL WATERS BY FRI EVENING AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS REACHING INTO LOCAL WATERS NORTH OF NC/SC BORDER BY
EARLY SAT MORNING. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL CHANGE FROM E-NE FRI AFTN
TO NORTH BY SAT MORNING AND NW BY SAT AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE IRENE
PASSES BY TO OUR EAST OVERNIGHT FRI INTO EARLY SAT AND THEN MOVES
OFF TO THE NORTH BY SAT AFTN.
AS IRENE MOVES NORTH FROM THE BAHAMAS IT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
LARGE SOUTHEAST TO EAST SWELLS. THESE LONGER PERIOD SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT OUR LOCAL WATERS PRODUCING INCREASING SEAS WELL
AHEAD OF THE STORM. SEAS WILL BUILD RATHER QUICKLY ON FRI AS
INCREASINGLY STRONGER WINDS COMBINE WITH PERSISTENT SE SWELLS. SEAS
NEAR SHORE SHOULD BE UP TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI MORNING AND UP TO 14 FT IN
OUTER WATERS. AS STORM MOVES CLOSER TO AREA BY SAT MORNING SEAS WILL
BUILD TO 16 TO 20 IN WATERS NORTH OF CAPE FEAR CLOSEST TO THE CENTER
OF IRENE WHICH SHOULD REMAIN TO THE EAST OF OUR COASTAL WATERS.
GREATEST SEAS WILL BE FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH AND ANY PLACES EXPOSED TO
EASTERLY WINDS AND SOUTHEAST TO EAST SWELLS. BY SAT MORNING AS STORM
PASSES TO OUR EAST THE SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DROP AS WINDS TURN TO N-NW
AND BECOME MORE OFF SHORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGH LATE SAT.
ONCE THE STORM PASSES AND FLOW BECOMES OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT SEAS WILL
START TO FALL FAIRLY QUICKLY.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 3 PM THURSDAY...WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK
TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE CAROLINAS AND MAINTAINS A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF IRENE. HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD NORTH
OF THE CAROLINAS ON MONDAY...RESULTING IN A VEERING TO A MORE
EASTERLY WIND DIRECTION. SEABREEZE EACH DAY...STRONGER MON...WILL
RESULT IN TYPICAL ONSHORE AFTERNOON FLOW.
&&
.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SCZ053>056.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SCZ053>056.
NC...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR NCZ096-099.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NCZ096-099-105>110.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR NCZ105>110.
MARINE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR AMZ254-256.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR AMZ250-252.
&&
NEAR TERM...RJD/MJC/DCH
SHORT TERM...RGZ
LONG TERM...RAS
AVIATION...SGLHazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 3:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 AMZ250-252-254-256-262000- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAY EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-262000- COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAY EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN GUSTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. NCZ105-107-109-SCZ053-055-262000- INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-INLAND HORRY- INLAND GEORGETOWN- 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAY EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN GUSTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. NCZ096-099-262000- BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. NCZ087-SCZ024-033-262000- ROBESON-DILLON-MARION- 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE EXPANDED WESTWARD TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WINDS MAY GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SCZ017-023-032-039-262000- MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-FLORENCE-WILLIAMSBURG- 353 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RJD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 5:09 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 12 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 48 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:15 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 47 hr |
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